More than 80% of the daily COVID cases are from Karnataka and four other states
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New Delhi, March 22, 2021: Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are reporting a surge in the COVID daily new cases. They together account for 80.5% of the total new cases registered in the last 24 hours.
46,951 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours. Of these, 84.49% are reported from 6 States of Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 30,535 (65.03%). This is followed by Punjab with 2,644 while Kerala reported 1,875 new cases.
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Eight states, as outlined under, are displaying an upward trajectory in the daily new COVID19 cases.
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The graph below shows the total tests conducted and the respective cumulative positivity rates of the eight focus states.
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India’s total Active Caseload has reached 3,34,646 today. India’s present active caseload now stands at 2.87% of India’s total Positive Cases. A net incline of 25,559 cases has been added to the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.
The Daily Positivity Rate (7-day average) currently stands at 3.70%.
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Eight States/UTs have a weekly positivity rate more than the national average.
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